If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:
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Students will be able to demonstrate their understandings of important plot points, characters, themes, and symbols in Middlemarch in classroom discussions, group projects, and individual writing assignments.
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Students will understand the characteristics of Victorian literature and be able to analyze Middlemarch as a Victorian novel.
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Students will develop knowledge about George Eliot's life and how her personal experiences affected her writing.
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Students will examine the ways in which characters view one another and how they analyze...